Why Participate?
Mentees will:
- Explore how their personal, professional, and academic backgrounds relate to the industry/occupation of their interest;
- Receive guidance, advice and insight from a professional in the industry/occupation of their interest
- Get support in achieving their personal & professional development goals
- Develop networking skills and expand their professional networks.
Mentors will:
- Share their expertise and advice to support the transition of an international graduate student into the Canadian workforce
- Enhance their professional career portfolio and develop leadership skills
- Give back to the community, pay it forward and make an impact in someone’s career
- Connect with internationally trained professionals and expand their own network
STUDENT (MENTEE) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Be a second semester student in any postgraduate certificate at IGS at the time of registration. Registrations start one month prior to the start of the program.
- Be in good academic standing
- Be available and committed to connecting with your Mentor as per program requirements
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- Take a mandatory Mentee Orientation Session which is prerecorded
- Pass a short assessment of the mandatory mentee orientation session
- Complete a Mentee Application Form
- Track your progress
- Commitment for 1 semester with at least 6 interactions (max. 1 hour each) per semester. Lack of communication will result in removal from the program.
- Online communication through email, virtual meetings or in-person (on-campus or off-campus) is preferred.
- Complete Final Engagement Report and attend the program end session
MENTOR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Be an international alumni of a program offered at IGS with an established career in Canada OR an industry professional with newcomer/international education experience
- Be working in your field in Canada, preferably in the GTA
- Be open to mentoring from 1 - 5 Mentees at a time
- Be available and committed to connect with your Mentee(s) as per program requirements
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- Commitment for 1 semester with a minimum of 6 mentoring sessions (max. 1 hour each) per semester, one-on-one or group
- Complete Final Engagement Survey
For more information on the IGS Career Mentorship Program, please email Vjola Konomi, International Graduate School Program Lead, Career Development, Humber College